The last verse is the same as the first: blessing is at the head of the Psalm, blessing at the end; from blessing we set out, to blessing let us return, in blessing let us reign. All thy diseases. The resurrection of the body. Verse 3. Who healeth all thy diseases. David stirreth up himself to bless God, Psalm 103:1,2; who forgiveth his sins, Psalm 103:3, redeemeth and satisfieth his soul, Psalm 103:4,5; for other manifold mercies to himself and the church, Psalm 103:6-14. Chapter 103 This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. He must have known that it was so, or he could not have sung of it. Sicknesses of body and soul came into the world by sin, and as sin is eradicated, diseases bodily, mental, and spiritual will vanish, till "the inhabitant shall no more say, I am sick." I. Bless the LORD, my soul;. That is, It is a characteristic of God to pardon sin, and I have evidence that he has done it in my own case, and this is a ground for praise. This would never do. Let all his works praise him. Commentary on Psalm 103:6-14 (Read Psalm 103:6-14) Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. Commentary on Psalm 103:19-22 (Read Psalm 103:19-22) He who made all, rules all, and both by a word of power. He relieveth thee of all. It does not elsewhere occur. Verse 3. Verse 3. Introduction. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. His pardoning mercy through the redemption of Christ. Till iniquity is forgiven, healing, redemption, and satisfaction are unknown blessings. A Psalm of David.. Bless jehovah, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! The Lord hath prepared, &c. — Having celebrated God’s mercy to his people, he now praises him for his excellent majesty and universal dominion; his throne in the heavens — Which expression denotes the eminence, glory, power, stability, and unchangeableness of God’s kingdom; and his kingdom ruleth over all — Over all creatures, both in heaven and earth. Psalm 103:3 "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;" God removes the barrier that separates people from Himself by canceling the debt of sin (“all thine iniquities”), so that anyone can enjoy a loving relationship with Him. In thy prayers to God, thy thoughts are often wandering, and thou thinkest of other matters, far unworthy of that great Majesty to whom thou prayest: or if not so, yet thou art quickly weary, thy spirits are drowsy in it, and thou hadst rather be doing of something else; this is an infirmity. 1. Clarke's Commentary on the Bible. This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. Of David. We are sinful (103:3, 4, 8-10, 12). To Him, we are not nameless, faceless blobs in an endless ocean of people. There is no such notion as this in Scripture. Psalm 103:3 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 103:3, NIV: "who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases," Psalm 103:3, ESV: "who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases," Psalm 103:3, KJV: "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;" Psalm 103:3, NASB: "Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;" Psalm 103:3 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. This Psalm, Psalm 103 can help us to tune our hearts to sing God’s grace as we should. Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Verse 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. Forgiveness is in God: "There is forgiveness with thee." 2. In Psalms 103:3-5, five marvelous “benefits” are listed. KJ21. Psalm 103 Scripture Interpretation Genre: The genre of Psalms is poetry, and more specifically, Psalm 103 is a personal hymn (song of praise). Verse one of Psalm 103, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name” has inspired musical arrangements for generations. 2 Bless the LORD, my soul;. By his ways we may understand his precepts, the ways he requires us to walk in; and his promises and … What does Psalm chapter 103 mean? Study the bible online using commentary on Psalm 103:4 and more! Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His … Let us reflect upon these promises. Bible Commentaries / The Treasury of David / Psalm / Psalm 103 / Psalm 103:1; Share Tweet. The pardon granted is a present one -- forgiveth; it is continual, for he still forgiveth; it is divine, for God gives it; it is far reaching, for it removes all our sins; it takes in omissions as well as commissions, for both these are in-equities; and it is most effectual, for it is as real as the healing, and the rest of the mercies with which it is placed. Let us reflect upon these promises. Scottish Psalter Bay Psalm Book. View accompanying works ... Psalms 103:3. 1 (A Psalm of David.) Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. Spiritually we are daily under his care, and he visits us, as the surgeon does his patient; healing still (for that is the exact word) each malady as it arises. Read Psalm 103:4 commentary using The Treasury of David. Forgiveness. Now we may truly say, that this man is doubly dead; that his life is forfeited twice over: the laws of his country have pronounced him guilty of death, and therefore his life is forfeited once to the laws of his country, and, if he had not died in this way, he must die of his disease; he is, therefore, "twice dead." All thy diseases. Psalms 103:2. Psalm 103:1-22. Psalm 103:3.Where the latter line only varies the expression of the former. Source. Verse 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. When the cause is gone, namely, iniquity, the effect ceases. In Psalms 103:3-5, five marvelous “benefits” are listed. 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. How invigorating to the soul it is to savor these blessings. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (3) Forgiveth. It is not "some" or "many of thine iniquities." Barnes's Psalms 103:3 Bible Commentary Who forgiveth all thine iniquities - Pardoning all thy sins. Psalm 103 Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness. Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases; Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Bless and affectionately p Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. Psalm 103 King James Version (KJV). Bless the L ord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. . It is applicable to all forms of sickness; or in this place it may refer to some particular diseases with which David had been afflicted. --The first "benefit" to one who aims at the higher life is the knowledge of the Divine readiness to forgive and renew, and this, as Augustine remarks, implies a quick moral sense: "God's benefits will not be before our eyes unless our sins are also before our eyes." PSALMS 103 Other translations - previous - next - meaning - Psalms - BM Home - Full Page PSALM 103. I. He could indeed take off the penalty of the law; he could give him a free pardon, and so restore the life, as sure as it is forfeited by the just sentence of the law; but, unless he could also send a physician, who could cure the man of his disease, he would die by that, and his pardon would only lengthen out for a few weeks or months a miserable existence. Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible notes. Learn more today! Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name. David begins Psalm 103 by calling upon his soul and his whole being to bless the Lord and to remember all His benefits. Thine iniquities are more than can be numbered; and they are an intolerable burden, so that thy soul under them "can in no wise lift up herself." 1 Of David.. Now suppose that the sovereign of that country had made up his mind to wish to save that prisoner's life, could he save it? About this page. Verse 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. who healeth all thy diseases; not bodily ones, though the Lord is the physician of the bodies as well as of the souls of men, and sometimes heals the diseases of soul and body at once, as in the case of the paralytic man in the Gospel; but spiritual diseases, or soul maladies, are here meant; the same with "iniquities" in the preceding clause: sin is a natural, hereditary, epidemical, nauseous, and mortal disease; and there are many of them, a complication of them, in men, which God only can cure; and he heals them by his word, by means of his Gospel, preaching peace, pardon, and righteousness by Christ; by the blood, wounds, and stripes of his Son; by the application of pardoning grace and mercy; for healing diseases, and forgiving iniquities, are one and the same thing; see Isaiah 33:24, and this the Lord does freely, fully, and infallibly, and for which thanks are due unto him; and it would be very ungrateful, and justly resented, should they not be returned to him; see Luke 17:15. I will boast in … Compare Psalm 6:2; Psalm 38:7; Psalm 41:8. To Get the Full List of Definitions: Sign Up or Login. 1 (A Psalm of David.) Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. He selects a few of the choicest pearls from the casket of divine love, threads them on the string of memory, and hangs them about the neck of gratitude. Must not that needs be a monstrous face, wherein the blueness which should be in the veins is in the lips, the redness which should be in the cheeks, in the nose; the hair that should grow on the head, on the face? Psalm 103. That is, It is a characteristic of God to pardon sin, and I have evidence that he has done it in my own case, and this is a ground for praise. It is a clear and judicious explanation of the text, and cannot be dispensed with. Our understandings are so bad that they understand not their own badness; our wills, which are the queens of our souls, become the vassals of sin; our memory, like jet, good only to draw straws and treasure up trifles of no moment; our consciences, through errors in our own understanding, sometimes accusing us when we are innocent, sometimes acquitting us when we are guilty; our affections all disaffected and out of order. These are blessings David has experienced within his own life. Psalm 103:3. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. We love what we should hate and hate where we should love; we fear where no fear is, and fear not where we ought to fear; and all our affections either mistake their object, or exceed their due measure. If we don’t acknowledge our true condition, we won’t cry out to God for mercy; thus we won’t receive His many blessings. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. A. None can reveal forgiveness but God. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. He had no doubt about it, he felt in his soul that it was so, and, therefore, he bade his pardoned and restored soul bless the Lord with all its might. This psalm praises God's sovereignty over all His creation, yet it also shows His awareness and care of us as individuals. Specifically, the object of the praise is the Lord and the individual rather than the community adjures her or … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 103:1-8" David begins by gathering together all the benefits by recollection, and now he has to arrange them, so that they can be sung by any soul exercising itself like his, and remembering the first benefit his soul has got. In thy hearing, thou art gladder to hear the profane and idle discourses, than such as be serious and holy; these are thy infirmities: and, O my soul, if I should cut thee up into as many parts as an anatomist, and examine the infirmities of every part, should I not have cause, just cause, to cry out with Saint Paul, O wretch that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of sin?